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1、英语强化练习二阅读理解Shoulduniversitiesfocusontrainingworkersforthenextdecadeorcuringdiseasesforthenextcentury?Agroupofgovernors,educators,andCEOsdiscussedthebestwayuniversitiescanprepareforthefuture.TheydebatedhowtheU.S.cantaketheresponsibilityforresearchwhilestillpreparingstu
2、dentsforrealjobs.OklahomaGovernorMaryFallinsaidthatthefirstthingshethinksaboutasgovernoriseducatingOklahomastudentsandstrengtheningtheworkforce.Soshe'scarryingoutaprogramcalled"AmericaWorks:EducationandTrainingforTomorrow'sJobs'，thataimsto"reorganizeoureducationsystem
3、withthecurrentneedsofouremployers^・Thestategovernoraddedthatthisneweducationalapproachdoesn'tjustbenefitstudentsandcompanies,butalsoimprovesthestateeconomy.“We、ebeenabletoattractnewcompaniestoourstatebecauseofwhatwe9redoingwithouruniversities,becauseourstudentsareapip
4、elinefortheworkforce/^shesaid."GeneralElectricCompany（oneoftheworld，sbiggestcompanies）iscomingtoOklahoma^Othergroupmembersweremorefocusedonthelong-termgoalsofaresearchuniversity.AmyGuttmannpointedoutthat"basicresearchisthefoundationforeverythingelsethathappensataunive
5、rsity.Andifwedon，tdoit,nobodyelsewill：“Andifnobodydoesthatresearch,weTlpaythepriceinhealthcarebills,”arguedVagelos,whoisaformerCEOofMerck&Co.,Inc,oneofthelargestpharmaceutical（制药的）companiesintheworld."Thejobsofuniversitiesarebasicresearch,whichiswhatisneededforattacks
6、ondisease/9hesaid."Therehasbeenareductionincoronaryheartdisease（冠尤'病）by60%inthelastfortyyearsbecauseofthisresearch,andthatreduceshealthcarecosts：JamesHunt,formerNorthCarolinagovernor,arguedforahappymedium.Effectivecommunication,hesaid,wouldhelpthepublicseethattheresea
7、rchconductedatuniversitiesactuallyservesapracticalpurpose.EliBroad,founderoftheBroadFoundations,agreed.“Wehavetoshowthepublicwhatresearchhasachieved/9hesaid."Wehavetoshowhowitactuallygoesfrombasicresearchtosomethingtheycanunderstand?928.WhydoesOklahomaappealtoGeneralE
8、lectricCompany?A・Universitygraduatesinthestatearewelltrained.B.There9smuchsupportfromthelocalgovernment.C.Manystudentsinthes
